NEW AND OLD
MARKET STRUCTURES
MODEL STUFF
MOVEMENTS AND SHIFTS
POTPOURRI
100

THIS IS THE FUNDAMENTAL ECONOMIC PROBLEM

WHAT IS SCARCE GOODS AND UNLIMITED WANTS?

100

A FIRM THAT HAS TO ACCEPT THE STATED PRICE

WHAT IS A PRICE TAKER?

100

THIS IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF CONSUMER AND PRODUCER SURPLUS

WHAT IS WELFARE?

100
THE SUPPLY CURVE MOVES TO THE LEFT

WHAT IS A DECREASE IN SUPPLY?

100

VALUE OF THE THING GIVEN UP WHEN THERE IS A CHOICE BETWEEN TWO THINGS

WHAT IS OPPORTUNITY COST

200

ADVERSE SELECTION AND PRINCIPAL-AGENT PROBLEMS ARE EXAMPLES OF THIS.

WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION?

200

MARKET STRUCTURE THAT PRODUCES SIMILAR BUT NOT IDENTICAL PRODUCTS.  CHARACTERIZED BY PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION AND BRANDING

WHAT IS MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION?

200

THE AMOUNT PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO BUY AT EVERY PRICE?

WHAT IS DEMAND?

200

APPLE ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF THE I-PHONE 14 IN TWO WEEKS (HOW WOULD THIS AFFECT DEMAND FOR IPHONE 13)

WHAT WOULD CAUSE A DECREASE IN DEMAND FOR THE IPHONE13?

200

DAILY DOUBLE

THE KEEBLER ELF CAN MAKE 2 COOKIES OR 3 SHOES.

HARDY CAN MAKE 1 COOKIE OR 1 SHOE.

THE ELF HAS A _______ ______ FOR MAKING SHOES.

WHAT IS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE?

300

THIS IS WHEN INDIVIDUALS ARE INCENTIVIZED TO TAKE MORE RISK, BECAUSE THEY DON'T PAY THE COST

WHAT IS MORAL HAZARD?

300
IN THE LONG RUN, PERFECTLY COMPETITIVE FIRMS MAKE THIS MUCH PROFIT.

WHAT IS ZERO PROFIT?

300

FIRMS MAXIMIZE PROFIT BY DOING THIS

WHAT IS SETTING PRICE EQUAL TO MARGINAL COST?

300

THE PRICE OF GOLF CLUB MEMBERSHIPS INCREASES (HOW WOULD THIS AFFECT THE DEMAND FOR GOLF CLUBS)

WHAT WOULD CAUSE A DECREASE IN DEMAND FOR GOLF CLUBS?

300

A DAM BECOMES A MONOPOLY BECAUSE OF THE COST TO BUILD.  THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS TYPE OF MONOPOLY.

WHAT IS A NATURAL MONOPOLY?

400

PUBLIC GOODS ARE _______ AND _________.

WHAT IS NONEXCLUDABLE AND NONRIVAL.

400

THE SOFT DRINK INDUSTRY-TWO MAJOR PRODUCERS COKE AND PEPSI-WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF THIS TYPE OF MARKET STRUCTURE

WHAT IS OLIGOPOLY?

400

AS PRICE GOES UP, DEMAND GOES DOWN (AND VICE VERSA)

WHAT IS THE LAW OF DEMAND?

400

YOU HEAR THAT GAS PRICES WILL BE INCREASING OVER WINTER BREAK. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS TO THE DEMAND FOR GAS TODAY.

WHAT WOULD CAUSE AN INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR GAS TODAY?

400

THIS PROBLEM IS FACED BY NON-EXCLUDABLE, RIVAL, GOODS?

WHAT IS THE TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS?

500

THIS IS USED TO MEASURE CONSUMER HAPPINESS FROM CONSUMPTION.

WHAT IS UTILITY?

500

MONOPOLIES DO THIS TO PRICE AND QUANTITY

WHAT IS RAISE PRICE AND DECREASE QUANTITY?

500

THE MAXIMUM PRICE THAT CAN BE CHARGED--ALWAYS OCCURS BELOW THE EQUILIBRIUM PRICE--ALWAYS RESULTS IN A SHORTAGE BECAUSE DEMAND EXCEEDS SUPPLY--RENT CONTROL IS AN EXAMPLE

WHAT IS A PRICE CEILING?

500

SBC DOUBLES ENROLLMENT NUMBERS (THE IMPACT OF THIS ON DEMAND FOR DOMINO'S PIZZA)

WHAT WOULD CAUSE DEMAND FOR DOMINO'S PIZZA TO INCREASE?

500

THIS IS THE COST A TRANSACTION IMPOSES ON A THIRD PARTY

WHAT IS A NEGATIVE EXTERNALITY?

600

DAILY DOUBLE

CONSUMER CHOICE THEORY SUGGESTS CONSUMERS MAKE CHOICES BALANCING THESE TWO THINGS

WHAT IS MARGINAL UTILITY AND MARGINAL COST

600

CHAIN GROCERY STORES (PUBLIX, WINN DIXIE, PUBLIX, ETC,) AND BIG DEPARTMENT STORES (KOHL.S, BELK. DILLARD'S. J C PENNEY) WOULD BE EXAMPLES OF THIS TYPE OF MARKET STRUCTURE

WHAT IS PERFECT COMPETITION?

600

DEFINE INELASTICITY

WHEN SUPPLY/DEMAND ARE NOT RESPONSIVE TO CHANGE

600

NIKE SIGNS A POPULAR ATHLETE TO REPRESENT THE BRAND; NEW TECHNOLOGY LOWERS THE COST TO MAKE SHOES. (EQUILIBRIUM QUANTITY OF NIKES?)

WHAT IS INCREASE A LOT?

600

THE GOVERNMENT CHARGES PIG FARMERS A TAX (SUPPLY CURVE FOR PIGS)

WHAT WOULD CAUSE THE SUPPLY CURVE FOR PIGS TO MOVE TO THE LEFT?

700
THIS MAY BE A REASON THAT HEALTHCARE COSTS ARE SO HIGH

WHAT IS [LOTS OF POSSIBLE ANSWERS]?

700

THESE ARE THE FEATURES OF PERFECT COMPETITION

WHAT IS LARGE # OF BUYERS AND SELLERS, NO BARRIERS TO ENTRY, PRICE TAKERS

700

THE POINT WHERE A SUPPLY CURVE AND A DEMAND CURVE MEET--EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN MADE HAS BEEN BOUGHT--THERE IS NOT A SURPLUS OR A SHORTAGE

WHAT IS THE EQUILIBRIUM PRICE?

700

PEOPLE GROW TIRED OF FIDGET SPINNERS AND A PANDEMIC SHUTS MANY FIDGET SPINNER FACTORIES (THINK ABOUT THE PRICE OF FIDGET SPINNERS)

WHAT WOULD BE AN UNCERTAIN CHANGE?

700

THE PRICE OF COTTON INCREASES (THE SUPPLY CURVE FOR COTTON)

WHAT WOULD CAUSE A CHANGE IN QUANTITY SUPPLIED, NO CHANGE IN SUPPLY?

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